17: A letter placed before what sufferers long for.

18: Like values, and odd ends.

19: A preposition, a piece of furniture, and a vowel, (pluralized).

20: An insect, followed by a letter, (pluralized).

21: The employment of some women, and the dread of all.

22: A kind of carriage, and a period of time.

23: A net for the head, an organ of sense, an emblem of beauty.

24: By adding two letters, you’ll have an Eastern conqueror.

25: Five-sevenths of a name not wholly unconnected with Bleak House and Borrioboola Gha.

26: An underground room, and a vowel.